West Midlands

Staffordshire Moorlands planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

33.7%

277th of 297

29.0 points slower than England

Granted

78.1%

288th of 297

12.4 points lower than England

Extension of time

64.6%

287th of 297

32.3 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

178

Staffordshire Moorlands decided 178 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 78.1%.

33.7% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (277th of 297 for speed).

A further 64.6% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 42.6% a year earlier.

Of 15 householder appeals decided in the same period, 40.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Staffordshire Moorlands against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	97.7%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	95.2%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	93.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	96.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	96.6%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	96.7%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	91.9%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	96.5%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	98.7%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	98.9%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	98.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	96.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	94.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	93.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	84.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	94.7%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	95.4%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	91.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	87.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	98.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	96.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	95.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	85.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	82.4%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	68.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	60.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	75.5%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	69.2%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	75.6%	5.1%	79.2%
2015 Q4	82.8%	12.5%	80.0%
2016 Q1	78.5%	7.7%	78.3%
2016 Q2	70.7%	22.7%	79.8%
2016 Q3	50.8%	42.4%	77.7%
2016 Q4	47.6%	42.9%	78.0%
2017 Q1	52.7%	43.2%	77.3%
2017 Q2	49.3%	49.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	38.1%	58.7%	76.1%
2017 Q4	37.7%	58.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	35.0%	62.5%	73.7%
2018 Q2	50.6%	39.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	57.0%	40.7%	72.7%
2018 Q4	54.3%	42.6%	72.7%
2019 Q1	60.3%	38.1%	69.9%
2019 Q2	42.4%	53.3%	72.1%
2019 Q3	48.6%	50.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	44.9%	46.4%	71.5%
2020 Q1	34.5%	56.9%	68.4%
2020 Q2	29.7%	67.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	34.2%	56.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	37.4%	55.6%	65.3%
2021 Q1	37.7%	50.6%	59.4%
2021 Q2	35.8%	64.2%	58.4%
2021 Q3	49.0%	41.7%	53.1%
2021 Q4	40.0%	54.3%	53.0%
2022 Q1	35.6%	59.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	32.5%	59.0%	56.0%
2022 Q3	43.0%	53.8%	53.3%
2022 Q4	31.6%	51.9%	54.1%
2023 Q1	33.3%	59.4%	53.5%
2023 Q2	38.2%	50.9%	58.5%
2023 Q3	40.3%	46.8%	59.0%
2023 Q4	36.8%	57.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	47.4%	49.1%	58.8%
2024 Q2	39.6%	58.3%	64.4%
2024 Q3	51.6%	45.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	37.5%	56.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	40.0%	60.0%	62.1%
2025 Q2	39.7%	55.9%	65.0%
2025 Q3	35.2%	61.1%	62.5%
2025 Q4	30.6%	69.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	37.9%	62.1%	60.6%
2026 Q2	32.2%	66.1%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Staffordshire Moorlands against England

Staffordshire Moorlands
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Staffordshire Moorlands	England
2008 Q1	77.0%	85.1%
2008 Q2	79.2%	86.1%
2008 Q3	85.9%	86.3%
2008 Q4	85.2%	85.3%
2009 Q1	75.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	81.6%	86.8%
2009 Q3	85.9%	87.4%
2009 Q4	88.4%	86.9%
2010 Q1	82.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	80.8%	88.0%
2010 Q3	85.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	84.8%	87.5%
2011 Q1	87.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	87.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	86.5%	88.3%
2011 Q4	81.5%	88.3%
2012 Q1	82.5%	88.2%
2012 Q2	82.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	78.7%	89.0%
2012 Q4	81.0%	88.9%
2013 Q1	93.3%	89.8%
2013 Q2	85.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.6%	90.3%
2013 Q4	86.9%	89.6%
2014 Q1	80.4%	89.8%
2014 Q2	89.1%	90.5%
2014 Q3	90.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	83.0%	89.2%
2015 Q1	84.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	85.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	89.7%	90.0%
2015 Q4	76.6%	89.2%
2016 Q1	84.6%	90.0%
2016 Q2	94.7%	90.3%
2016 Q3	94.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	88.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	82.4%	89.9%
2017 Q2	92.0%	90.5%
2017 Q3	95.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	87.0%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.0%	90.5%
2018 Q2	84.8%	91.0%
2018 Q3	87.2%	91.2%
2018 Q4	93.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	82.5%	90.3%
2019 Q2	88.0%	91.0%
2019 Q3	81.9%	90.6%
2019 Q4	79.7%	89.8%
2020 Q1	82.8%	89.9%
2020 Q2	84.4%	90.2%
2020 Q3	89.0%	90.6%
2020 Q4	93.9%	90.3%
2021 Q1	83.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	96.8%	91.2%
2021 Q3	91.7%	91.0%
2021 Q4	87.1%	90.1%
2022 Q1	86.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	85.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	86.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	77.2%	89.4%
2023 Q1	81.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	89.1%	89.2%
2023 Q3	77.4%	88.6%
2023 Q4	86.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	77.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	89.6%	89.1%
2024 Q3	85.9%	89.4%
2024 Q4	83.3%	88.6%
2025 Q1	84.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	79.4%	90.4%
2025 Q3	75.9%	90.1%
2025 Q4	80.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	65.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	84.7%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks33.7%
8 to 13 weeks0.6%
13 to 26 weeks0.6%
Over 26 weeks0.6%
Extension of time agreed64.6%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	60
8 to 13 weeks	1
13 to 26 weeks	1
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	115

Appeals

Decided: 15
Allowed: 40.0%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Staffordshire Moorlands has published 17 conservation areas.
Staffordshire Moorlands has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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